Stock branding iron and furnace for heating same



Oct. 19, 1954 E. D. KYNARD STOCKBRANDING IRON AND FURNACE FOR HEATING SAME Filed Dec. 3, 1951 Fig.5

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Edward D. Kynard INVENTOR.

E. D. KYNARD STOCK BRANDING IRON AND FURNACE FOR HEATING SAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 19, 1954 Filed Dec. 5, 1951 F ig.2 56

L Edward D. Kynard INVENTOR.

BY man 54 TD 50 A Patented Got. 19, 1954 OFFICE STOCK ERANDING IRON AND FURNACE FQR HEATING SAIWE Edward I liiynard, Selma, Ala, assignor of fifty per cent to Thomas G. Gayle, Selma, Ala.

Application December 3, 1951, Serial No. 259,642

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus for branding stock and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a stock branding iron and a furnace for heating the same.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a furnace including a casing having a burner mounted therein and a branding iron slidably and removably received in a slot in the casing and having a means for supporting the branding iron over the burner.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a furnace for heating branding irons composed of two similar casing forming sections that are removably secured together, whereby the burner may be quickly and readily inserted into or removed from the casing formed by the two sections in a convenient manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a device of the aforementioned charactor that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, small and compact in structure, inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the present invention in use and with part of the casing broken away for the convenience of explanation;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially through the center of Figure 1, and on section line 22 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 4-4! of FigureZ; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view partly in elevation and partly in section, showing the branding iron forming part of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral it represents a furnace composed of two similar casing forming halves each having an arched upper wall 52, a front wall M, a rear wall 5 6, a bottom wall I 8 and a side wall 23.

The upper walls !2 are provided with horizontal bores 26 and the bottom walls !8 are also provided with horizontal bores 2A. The bores in one of the upper walls are aligned with the bore in the other upper wall and these aligned bores receive headed bolts 28 whose threaded ends carry nuts. The bores in one of the bottom walls are aligned with the bores in the other bottom wall and these later aligned bores receive headed bolts 3t whose threaded ends recei'vably engage nuts. The heads of the bolts 28, 38 and their complemental nuts are received in counter sinks at the ends of the bores.

The casing sections are in the above described manner removably secured together with the inner edges of the walls I2, M, l6 and I8 of one half held in abutting relationship with the edges of the walls 52, i4, i6 and iii of the other half.

The walls M are each provided with a horizontal slot 32 at their lower portions that extend toward the walls 29 from the inner vertical edges of the walls It. The slots 32 are in horizontal alignment and communicate with each other as shown in Figure 1. The inner vertical edges of the walls 14 are provided with vertical slots 34 that register with each other and these slots extend from the upper walls 52 to the slots 32.

The upper walls ii. are provided with aligned horizontal protuberances or enlargements 36 on their upper faces midwa between and parallel to the Walls I4 and I6. Slots 38 are provided in the inner edges of the walls l2 and register with each other and extend to the slots 34.

A suitable burner 40 is supported within the casing and upon the walls E8. The burner 40 includes an inlet that is connected to a source of fuel t2 by a conduit 44 having valves 45 and 48 at its ends.

A square or rectangular frame 50 of angle iron construction is removably secured to the bottom walls l8 by fasteners 52 and the corners of the frame 59 are notched out to accommodate the upper ends of legs 54 which are welded to the frame.

The numeral 56 represents a branding iron including a shank 58 having a branding element 66 at one end and a laterally projecting hand grip 62 at its other end. A downwardly tapered sleeve 64 is suitably fixed on the shank 53 below the hand grip 62. A ring 66 is slidable on the shank 58 and is forced over the lower end of the sleeve 65 into wedging engagement with the sleeve.

In practical use of the present invention, the shank 58 is held vertically and is manually moved through slots 3 into the casin through the slots 32. The collar or ring 65 rests upon the ribs 36 to hold the element 6i! spaced above the burner.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A stock brandin iron and furnace for heating same, said furnace comprising a casing having an upper wall and. a front wall, said upper wall having a slot therein, said front wall having a horizontal slot and a vertical slot extending from said horizontal slot to the slot in said upper wall, a burner in said casing, and said branding iron including a shank slidable in the slots in said walls and a branding element movable with the shank through said horizontal slot, and means supported on said shank slidable on the upper wall and supporting the brandin element raised above the burner.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said means includes a ring of an external diameter greater than the width of said slot in said upper wall, and a tapered sleeve on said shank, said ring being wedged on said sleeve.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 200,875 Robinson Mar. 5, 1878 206,870 Gamage Aug. 13, 1878 Number Number 4 Name Date Weston Oct. 21, 1879 Lincoln May 8, 1883 Nicol Jan. 14, 1890 Wheeler Apr. 7, 1891 Thompson Oct, 6, 1891 Forsberg Nov. 14, 1899 Travers Apr. 3, 1900 Kate Nov. 8, 1904 Kleinhammer Mar. 7, 1905 Tomkins Dec. 28, 1909 Hayes June 3, 1913 Mokry Aug. 12, 1913 Lamb June 10, 1924 Whited Dec. 7, 1926 Whited June 11, 1929 Martoccio Sept. 26, 1933 Merrow Jan. 13, 1942 Jurgens Mar. 6, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Norway Apr. 19, 1920' 

